Queen Of The North

• ‘We’ll never know why’: Former CEO recalls fatal B.C. ferry sinking 20 years later

  A former BC Ferries CEO says the Queen of the North sinking remains ‘disturbing’ 20 years later. The ferry struck an island in Wright Sound on March 22, 2006. Two people died.

  Canada

  Mar 22
  
• Tragic ferry sinking led to ‘overhaul’ in bridge and safety protocols: BC Ferries’ CEO

  It's been 10 years since the sinking of the B.C. passenger ferry the Queen of the North, which claimed the life of two people.

  Mar 22, 2016
  
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• A behind-the-scenes look at how BC Ferries handles emergencies

  Ferries gave Chris Gailus a rare, behind-the-scenes look at its emergency procedures.

  Jun 4, 2015
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• Supreme Court says it won’t hear appeal in deadly B.C. ferry sinking

  The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal in the case of a deadly British Columbia ferry sinking in 200

  May 14, 2015
• Conviction in fatal B.C. ferry sinking upheld

  A mariner who was convicted in the fatal sinking of a passenger ferry off B.C.'s coast has lost an appeal of the verdict.

  Dec 16, 2014
• Crown defends conviction in ferry sinking

  The Crown asked British Columbia's Appeal Court on Wednesday to uphold criminal negligence convictions against the navigating officer aboard the Queen of the North ferry when the ship sank, killing two passengers.

  Nov 20, 2014
• Queen of the North ferry navigator appealing his sentence

  The man who should have been at the helm of a B.C. ferry when it sank eight years ago is appealing his sentence for criminal negligence.

  Nov 18, 2014
• Top Story – June 24

  On this edition of Top Story: The damage from Alberta’s flooding could cost upwards of $3 billion dollars, find out who’s going to pay for it tonight on Top Story. Also on Top Story, we get the latest information on the relief effort from Sue Phillips Director General Western Operations for the Red Cross. Finally,...

  Jun 25, 2013
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• Ferry navigator gets four years in prison

  Karl Lilgert, the navigator aboard the Queen of the North ferry when it struck an island and sank off B.C., killing two passengers, has been sentenced to four years for two counts of criminal negligence causing death.

  Jun 24, 2013
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• Crown asks for six years for B.C. ferry navigator’s ‘dereliction of duty’

  The disgraced mariner navigating the Queen of the North passenger ferry the night of its fatal sinking has spent seven years lying about what happened and blaming others for his own negligence, a Crown lawyer said Friday as he asked for a six-year prison sentence for Karl Lilgert.

  Crime

  Jun 21, 2013